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Lowest poverty rate, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10813.7%–

02Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39814.1%–

03Livingston Parish, LALA155,03614.6%–

04St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64214.9%–

05St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58615.2%–

06Bossier Parish, LALA131,86716.2%–

07Cameron Parish, LALA4,71816.2%–

08Ascension Parish, LALA135,10517.7%–

09St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87518.0%–

10Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67318.3%–

11Vernon Parish, LALA45,09118.4%–

12Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46618.5%–

13East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18019.7%–

14Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94920.2%–

15West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75620.3%–

16LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15421.2%–

17Rapides Parish, LALA125,87722.6%–

18Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25622.6%–

19Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50522.9%–

20Jackson Parish, LALA15,83423.9%–

21Union Parish, LALA20,56123.9%–

22Caddo Parish, LALA224,22624.0%–

23Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16324.2%–

24Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54224.7%–

25East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91125.0%–

26Webster Parish, LALA34,94825.1%–

27Grant Parish, LALA22,07525.5%–

28St. James Parish, LALA18,93825.5%–

29Iberia Parish, LALA66,84625.8%–

30Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67126.5%–

31Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.6%–

32St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55227.0%–

33Sabine Parish, LALA21,83427.1%–

34Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47127.3%–

35St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10627.3%–

36West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15627.4%–

37Winn Parish, LALA14,96127.5%–

38Iberville Parish, LALA29,57928.0%–

39Assumption Parish, LALA19,72028.2%–

40Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34428.8%–

41De Soto Parish, LALA27,38129.8%–

42Allen Parish, LALA22,67229.9%–

43Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52030.3%–

44Acadia Parish, LALA57,03230.5%–

45Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630.6%–

46Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70531.0%–

47Bienville Parish, LALA12,26931.2%–

48Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34631.5%–

49Washington Parish, LALA44,93731.6%–

50Orleans Parish, LALA362,15431.6%–

51Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35432.0%–

52Richland Parish, LALA19,58233.2%–

53West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13433.8%–

54Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08933.9%–

55St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75834.4%–

56Franklin Parish, LALA19,00234.5%–

57Red River Parish, LALA7,16535.1%–

58Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98035.1%–

59St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76536.3%–

60Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22336.8%–

61Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94137.1%–

62Madison Parish, LALA8,84444.6%–

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,70046.3%–

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76056.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS